European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Different he says As tour opens s Ordinary Heights that bother Borman by Tom Reedy Ndon a Frank Borman is i of  make me nervous he said. A Don t catch me leaning Over theto look Down from a High  is Frank Borman who is afraid ofis the 40-year-old colonel who ered the Apollo 8 flight around the Moon. That s different he , his wife Susan and two teen aged sons zeroed in monday on London the first Stop in an eight nation tour devised by president Nix Onas a Reward for the remarkable feat and As a sales Campaign for american technology. After meeting officialdom during the Day the colonel met the press at . Embassy and showed a 15-minute film of the flight narrating it an putting on a one Man show hard to beat for wit Candor and  the heavy Side Man can do anything he wants to i space. The Only limitation is Money and time. I Hope we move towards mor cooperation in space with All countries including the soviet Union. Certain objectives should be assigned for each country rather like it is done i Antarctica now. Well land on the Moon this summer. I do not know the soviet cont. On Page 2 col. 1 tracked mane vering tanks Are in their tracks by the photographic Eyerf-4c reconnaissance Jet taking part in else Carbide ice. Planes of the 26th Tacti tecon Wing Ramstein Germany Are furnishing Aerial intelligence to Orange and Blu forces in the Grafe Woehr area. Early monday Orange forces made the first nuclear attack of the exercise against the defending Blue forces. See pages 6 and 7. Air Force photo Nixon might visit Europe before april Washington up president Nixon is making tentative plans for a working trip to Western Europe probably within 60 Days the White House said monday. Speculation about such a trip has circulated for several Days. This was the first time the White House had discussed the forthcoming journey in any detail. Nixon s press Secretary Ronald Ziegler said exploratory and preparatory discussions with some european govern ments began during the Pas weekend on such matters As scheduling itinerary and pos sible dates. It already was known that Nixon was contemplating an Early trip to the Western european capitals of the North american treaty organization nato allies to show that he regards the Alliance As still essential to the West. Ziegler said the president is cont. On Page 2. Col. 5 of Fillol newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East a no. 290 in february 4, 1969 if 21855 a daily 10 sunday Mideast talks okd by Nixon a. To bolster South Viets 1th 300 modern choppers feed s. Hoff Manington a the states will give Southa about 300 modern Heli As part of a plan to pre i Saigon s army and at to stand on their own the american military reduced and ultimately fees said equipping thee namese with a flout 17 is of helicopters most of them transports but som armed ships will Start soon and take a couple of  United states also will train More vietnamese to Fly and maintain the choppers. The decision to provide the helicopters was made by the Johnson administration but it i expected to be carried Forward by president  details Are being kept secret but the armed forces journal said a total of $98 Mil lion for the project is included in the 1969 supplemental budget and the 1970 defense budget. Currently there Are More than 8,000 american helicopters in Vietnam Many used to carry South vietnamese soldiers into otherwise inaccessible Battle areas some american officers Felt that unless the United states Flint on Page 81,  from a and up dispatches Washington president Nixon has decided to accept in principle a French proposal forbid four talks about the Middle East a White House spokesman reported monday. Nixon has instructed the stat department to Send a note on his decision to Paris in the next few Days. The president also is under stood to be preparing a cordial letter to egyptian president Gamal Aldei Nasser which will open the Way for resumption of diplomatic relations if Nasser re quests it. The letter in reply Toa letter of congratulations to Nixon upon his inauguration i expected to go out this week. Nixon talked for almost a hour sunday night with former president Dwight a Eisenhower font on Paige 4 ool 3j Boris Karloff monster Star Dies at 81 Boris Karloff Midhurst England up Boris Karloff the gentle actor whose portrayal of Frankenstein monster and others chilled Mil Lions of moviegoers died sunday in King Edward Vii Hospital it was Learned monday. He was 81.Karloff played the monster in three Frankenstein films inthe 1930s Frankenstein Bride of Frankenstein and the House of  the movies created a new fashion in horror. Karloff real name was Wil Liam Henry Pratt. He was born in the London suburb of dul cout. On pays a. Col. 1j